Russia’s turn

A Su-34 fullback bomber performs air strikes in the provinces of Raqqah and Aleppo (screen shots from a video posted by the Russian Defense Ministry on its YouTube channel). / RIA Novosti

Getting down to business, Russia’s words match its actions. There is growing evidence that terrorist groups in Syria have taken a real battering from Russia’s air power. The West, particularly the US, remains at loss how to react. In the meantime, Russia is creating political facts on the ground.